The Twilight Saga: New Moon sold more than 4 million DVDs when it
hit shelves this weekend. The initial sales indicate that
the second installment of the book-to-film saga could outsell the
first, according to a release from the movie's studio.

Twilight, which sold 3.8 million DVDs its opening weekend, went
on to become the No. 1 selling DVD in 2009. 9.2 million copies of
the film were sold.

That's good news for Summit Entertainment, the independent studio
distributing the movie. We got the news from their release, via
Deadline.com.

Since peaking at $24.1 billion in 2006, overall DVD sales
have been steadily declining. The popularity and ease of
online streaming and rental services like Netflix and Redbox have
demolished industry-wide sales.

"New Moon" has grossed more than $705 million worldwide since it
opened in theaters in November last year. The third film,
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse hits theaters June 30.